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    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
BEST FORM OF
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Designed to Get Results In the
Increased Production of
Eggs.
SUNLIGHT IS PROVIDED FOR
Cheaply Built and Easily Made Com
fortable for the Fowls In Any Kind
of Weather Arranged So That
Inside May Be Thorough
ly Cleaned.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.
Mr. William A. Ilailfonl will answer
questions and Klvo advlco FREE. OI
COST on nil subjects pertnlnlnB to tho
subject of building work on tho fnrm, for
tho readers of thin paper. On nccount of
Ms wide experience ns Kdltor. Author and
Manufacturer, ho Is, without doubt, tho
highest authority on nil these subjects.
Address all Inquiries to William A. Itnd
ford, No. 1S27 I'ralrlo avenue, Chicago,
111., and only enclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
A poultry house 30 feet long natur
ally divides Into two compartments.
This poultry houso Is only 12 feet
from front to back, which Is In ac
cordance with tho Ideas of a great
many poutrymen who aro nnxIouB to
havo tho sun Bhlno clear back to tho
far wall during tho very early spring
weeks when eggs aro high In prlco
and the hens need every possible en
couragement to supply tho demand.
Shed roof poultry houses present tho
high sides of tho buildings to tho sun.
Poultry houses aro always faced In a
southerly direction, and they aro al
wayB closed In tight at tho north and
wcBt, because tho prevailing cold
winds usually como from thoso two di
rections. Tho Bun shining against tho
high sldo of tho building during tho
day usually keeps tho houso comfort
able during part of the night becauso
of tho stored up heat. In addition to
tho warmth a houso Is much more
cheerful on nccount of admitting con
Blderablo bright Buhshlno.
Shed roof poultry houses aro qulto
common In tho eastern states where
thousands of farmers keep poultry for
profit. Somo of thoin keep poultry
only in a small way, but they have
studied tho needs of laying hens and
havo provided means to keep them
comfortablo and to Induco them to lay
eggs In tho winter tlmo.
Theso shed roof poultry houses aro
cheaply built and uro easily made com
fortable for tho fowls in all kinds of
weather. Usually such houses aro
mado qulto low at tho back. Some are
as low as three feot, being designed
for tho comfort of tho fowls rather
than for tho convenience of tho atten
dant, because considerable stooping is
required when doing tho cleaning in
tho back part of houso.
When shed roof poultry houses aro
ventlluted by moans of cheese-cloth
covered oponlngB in front, thoy aro
easily provided with fresh air.
Tho general ground plan is to leavo
tho whole floor spaco froo to bo cov
ered with straw Hovoral Inches deep
for scratching purposes. Laying henB
must be kopt busy to prevent them
from getting too fat. In order to man
ufacture eggs tho hens must bo well
fed. Tho difference between fat hens
and laying hens depends upon tho kind
of food rather than tho quantity, but
tho element of cxorclso has a good
deal to do with tho keeping of laying
hens in proper condition.
in thceo shed roof poultry houses
tho droppings board usually is placed
under tho low roof at tho back. Tho
rooBts nro supported a fow Inches
above tho droppings board nnd tho
nest boxes aro suspended underneath.
This work 1b nil done in such a wny
that tho whole outfit may bo taken out
easily and tho wbolo InBldo of tho
houBO may bo thoroughly cleaned. Tho
easy cleaning proposition is worked
out In connection with all parts of tho
houso. Cleanliness means a great
deal in tho poultry Iioubo.
Tho plan of this particular design
further provides for a closod-ln room
for brooding coops. This room may
bo divided by a partltlon.'or it may bo
mado Into ono room for tho use of
houses. Somo poultrymcn use this
center room for tho nest boxes as
well as for broody lions. Tho laying Is
principally done in December, January
and February and brooding seldom
commences boforo March.
Shed root poultry houses seem to
work out better than any othor stylo
of roof when it comes to ventilation.
It la not easy to manage a poultry
houso in such a way as to vontllato It
properly. Tho ventilation In all farm
buildings depends on a cortatn degroo
of warmth Largo animals, such as
cuttlo and horses, havo conolilorablu
body warmth, which sots tho air in
motion. Fowls are so small that their
body beat Is not sufficient to warm
very much cubic air space. This is
ono reason for putting tho roof of a
poultry houso low down at tho back.
Hens rcqulro very llttlo head room
In this plan tho muunor of placing
tho droppings board and roosts closo
up against the low back roof helps
splendidly in ventilation, becauso tho
fresh air comuB In through tho thin
cotton cloth ventilators in front nnd
takes tho place of tho warnior heated
air around tho poultry roostr 4Thp
warmer uir naturally finds ita way up
along tbo eloping r6o( to tho front of
the houso, In this way a natural clr-
POULTRY
ipi4v f -; 'I; . i X3
culatlon of air is kopt going all night
and all day.
A shed roof poultry houso may bo
built In such a wny as to add a good
deal to tho appoaranco of tho place.
A tho Illustration bIiowb, thcro should
bo considerable projection of root and
this calls for a neat finish nil around
tho edgo. Also tho different door
frames nnd window frames should bo
painted a different color from tho body
of tho houso.
This particular plan calls for wood
en siding lined on tho Inside with
building paper. Tho paper Is put onto
tho studding nnd 1b covered over with
tho siding. Tho Bmooth sldo of tho
paper Is turned In nnd all 2x4 s used
for studding aro dressed four sides.
Also tho rafters and girts aro dressed
nil around and finished smooth beforo
being put Into place. When finished
It has a very neat bUBlncssllko nppenr
nnco and Is smooth enough to clean
easily.
NOT AT ALL PLEASANT TASK
Sampling Candles Sounds Attractive
as a Profession, but It Gets
Tiresome.
"Do I got tired of sampling overy
dainty this company mnkes?" echoed
tho official' samplor of a hugo confec
tionery company. "I can nnBwer that
quostlon both 'Yes' and 'No.' When I
havo a few minutes of sparo tlmo I
usually nibble a soda cracker. One
never gets tired of them, for they
only ubo tho moro plentiful saliva
Juices.
"In tho rush, season, that Is, Just be
foro Christmas, wo havd thousands
of pounds of nil sorts of dainty Bweets
to snmplo beforo they leavo the
bakery. It Is then that ono gctfl tired
of tho always sweet. You havo no
Idea how many swoots people eat un
til you havo to sample tho stuff. I
got so used to tho-dlffcront tasto of
dlfforent sweets that Invariably I know
whether or not a certain making Is
all right boforo I havo finished tho
first btto.
"After eating sweets for n long tlmo
ono loses tho acuto tasto which each
dainty Individual has. When this hap
pens I tako a few minutes off to tnko
a drink of plain water, then I eat a
plain soda cracker, which Immediately
restores my discriminating tasto.f
"Medical authorities assort that tho
losing of this tasto is duo to tho fact
that after a long period of overwork
certain saliva glands temporarily glvo
out, tho reaction causing tho mouth to
uso certain othor Juices from theso
saliva glands to do tho work desig
nated for certain othor foods, conse
quently when this occurs tho Benso of
tasto Is lost, honco tho continued eat
ing of this certain swcot docs not
alono becomo dlsagrceablo to tho par
taker, but also injurious.
"Undoubtedly ono would think this
an easy Job, but lt'B not tho cinch they
think it, I don't get as tired of sam
pling as I do of not being ablo to en
Joy my moals when I get homo."
No High Relief In Russia.
Economic and geographic areas of
Russia aro In no caso separated by
physical barriers, as 1b our Pacific
slopo from tho states cast of tho
Itocky mountains, or even tho Atlan
tic seaboard from tho territory boyond
tho Alleghcnlcs.
Russia Is without high rollef; tho
watersheds aro almost imperceptible
elevations.
Indeed, European Russia is bo flat
that tho Baltlc-Black Sea canal Is to
bo mado available for largo ocean
going vessels by tho construction of
only two locks.
Naturally, theroforo, tho rivers and
wntorways ol Russia havo beon ot
unusual importance especially boforo
tho days of tho railroad, In binding
tho dlfforent economic areas together,
affording magnificent arterlos for tho
movement of internal trado both in
winter and summer.
Where the Pinch Comes.
"Poor Maudt Dick's gone back
on her."
"How discouraging! And now sho
has to begin looking for a husband
all over again."
"Yes, and Bho Bays tho worst of It
Is sho will havo to keep on wearing
shoes two sizes too small." Boston
Evening Transcropt.
Lavish Description.
"Yes, dad; I ilnttoned his noso and
knocked out half his teeth and block
enor his oyo, and"
"Now, Bon, don't stagger mo with
tho casualties. This wasn't a conti
nental battle, Just an affair between
two small boys." Loulsvlllo Courlor
Journal, '
All Consumers.
Fllmmor Hcanbrough is complain
ing becauBo ho has flvo mouths to
feed.
Flammor Ho only has two cull
dron. Fllmmer Yes, I know. Ho counts
himself, hla wlfo, tho youngsters and
tho heating furnaco. Youngstown
Tolegram.
The Old, Old Story.
Old Gontloman How old nro you,
my dear?
Llttlo Girl I was eight years old
last week.
Old dontloman Indeed l You don't
look to bo thut old.
Llttlo Girl Ah, how you naughty
man do flatter ub poor, weak women!
The Sign.
"I understand Mrs. Blow wont to
tho fancy ball, as, Luxury."
"I suppose sho woro a tlura of dia
monds?" "No of w
Crandllli, a vlllago on tho Asiatic
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"God Punish England," Is Now
German's Good-Day. v
French Farewell Gives Way to Hate
Revealing Curse Few Outward
Signs of Great War Blame
for Americans.
By OSWALD F. SCHUETTE.
Correspondent of tho Chicago News.
Berlin, Germany. In Cologno tho
other day I found that tho tabooed
"adieu" which Is French Is being re
placed by "God punish England." The
newspapers aro combating this "fare
well curso," but It Is torriblo to noto
how deeply rooted It has becomo. To
hear such words from a whlto-hnlred
motherly woman as you bid her good
by leaves a scar In tho memory. And
such hatred must leavo a scar on tho
nation that cherishes it. But, then,
this war will leavo many scars, not
only hero but throughout tho world.
Into Cologne, while I was there,
camo a gray-bearded Bavarian profes
sor. Ho was driving a supply wagon.
His son was an officer in another regi
ment. By tho magic power of influ
ence ho had beon ablo to get himself
enrolled as a private! Ho throw a
vivid light also on tho German hatred
of England.
"My only prayor," ho said, "Is that
God will grant mo three weeks in Eng
land. Then I am ready to die."
Does It Bound blasphemous? Well,
you must remember that theso people
aro all under a terrific strain. It Is
cruel to Judge them harshly In tho
calmness of an American home.
Everywhere I find this samo hatred.
For tho French there is nothing but
sympathy; for tho Prussians pity. But
for tho English almost overy German
I huvo talked to has glvon utterance
to this hate.
When you go back to your hotel for
dinner nnd tho first four women who
enter tho dining room aro in deopest
mourning it all comos home to you
with choking heart throbs. Now thoy
add a now and bitter complaint. It Is
hard to listen if you nro an American.
They tell you that tho war would bo
over if only America did not sell arms
and ammunition to tho enemies ot
Germany. Nor Is it easy to answer
with a statement about tho strict
right of neutral states to sell whatever
and to whomovor thoy please espe
cially if tho ono to whom you Bpeak
is a mother or was tho mother of n
son who sleeps with an American bul
let in his heart.
It Is a great tragic drama, this strug
gle of a nation for its life. Yet tho
outward signs of war nro fow. Thero
aro soldiers in tho streets. But so
there wcro in penco. Somo of them
aro wounded, but tho number you seo
Is so Blight that It demonstrates noth
ing. As far ns tho people thcmsolves are
concorncd there is no sign to show
that tho nation Is bnttllng for Its life.
Tho theaters havo marked no decreaso
In attendance. All tho great opera
houses ot Germany aro filled as bo
foro. Travel is ns great as over. Trains In
every direction aro filled as heavily ns
thoy wero in times of peace.
"Somotimes I think tho people ot
Germany do not realize enough thnt
wo really are at war," Bald tho editor
of ono of tho most important Gcrmnn
newspapers. "Maybo tho now order
to coiiBorvo our bread supplies will ro-
ralnd them of it."
But onco ypu begin to meet peoplo
In their homes, nway from tho moro
formal etiquette of casual street Intro
ductions, you find soon enough that
Germany realizes it, is struggling
for Its national life. Thero is hardly u
family that bus not helped to pay tho
torriblo prlco. Father, or son, or
brothor, or huBband, or cousin, or af
ilnncod, lies dead In tho fleldB of
Franco or Belgium or Russia.
Ends Life a Human Torch.
Toledo. Tho body of Mrs. Agnes
Yoder, twonty-llvo, wlfo of Edward
Yoder, a lay preacher of Mtlford,
Mich., was found In a bathroom In a
homo for girls. All tho clothing was
burned off nnd tho flesh cooked. Tho
coroner found that Mrs. Yodor haa
committed suicide by saturating nor
clothing with coal oil nnd Igniting It.
BLOWS ALL IN ONE NIGHT
Lumberjack Saved Ninety Dollars, But
Only Had Fifty Cents Left In
Police Court.
Spoknno, Wash. Having worked
three montlm in a logging camp near
Uovlll. Idaho, Daniel Schubert, a husky
young woodsman, ennio hero to opond
tho $00 he had saved. Ha suceaeded
beyond his wildest oxidation1, ,nc
cording to the utr.y no t;a In police
nurt ntAt day, wlic; l was tried on
AUtU
A VILLAGE ON THE BOSPORUS
sido of tho Bosporus, used as a residential quarter by British subjects.
MAN, 85, IS CUTTING TEETH
Uncle Peter Has Four New Molars,
Which Appear on Birthday
Celebration.
San Francisco. There's an old
song that runs something like this:
Georce, dear, GeorRO, dear.
Do you lovo mo true?
George, dear, George, dear,
I'm certain that you do.
Plcasa get up and light tho fire,
1 Turn tho gas n llttlo higher,
Hun and tell your Aunt Marlar
Baby's got a tooth.
Thoy wero singing this recently at
tho Marin county almshouse and
there's not a baby In tho place. It
was all over Uncle Peter T. Hansen,
who was celebrating his eighty-fifth
birthday and who had been feeling
poorly of late. For three or four days
ho was In bed, suffering from n high
fever.
They thought it waB all up with
Undo Peter.
Thero was a consultntlon between
County Physician J. H. Kuser and Dr.
Wald J. Stone. Something had to be
done. Finally tho seat of trouble was
found In Undo Peter's mouth.
Undo Peter had four nice new mo
lars, two upper and two lower and
what luck! opposite each other.
Undo Peter ato chicken that night
for his dinner. And ho was Just na
proud of his now ivories ns was the
baby's mother in tho song.
REAL "OUTDOOR GIRL"
Ruth Sheploy Is a dyid-ln-thc-wool
outdoor girl. Sho Is fond of horses
nnd is, a daring equestrienne. Sho
loves dogs nnd overybody who loves
her dogs. As a driver of a racing au
tomobllo Bho is a charming fomlnlne
daredevil.
DIVER WINS IN LIFE FIGHT
By Great Strength Frees Hand From
Monster Suction Pipe and Sig
nals Attendants.
Laporto, Ind. Gcorgo Culbort of
Michigan City, professional diver, em
ployed In tho digging of tho now wells
In the Knnknkeo river for Laporte's
auxiliary water supply, had n thrilling
experlonco whllo In 35 feot of water,
Ono of his hands becamo caught In
tho monster suction pipe, holding him
fast so that he was unablo to reach his
life lino and glvo the signal to the
men above.
For ten minutes ho was helpless,
whllo thoso nbovo continued to pump
air to him, but finally by superhuman
efforts ho was ablo to pull his hand
out of his rubber glovo nnd thou, bo
foro the onrushlng water could ovor
como him, ho Jorkud tho life lino and
was hoisted to tho top.
Culbort was nono tho worso for his
experience, although it was somo time
beforo ho was able to resumo his work.
a disorderly conduct chargo.
"You'ro welcome to all I've got,
your honor," was Schubort's reply to
Justlco Witt's remark that ho thought
G and costs would be about right.
"How much of that $90 havo you
loft?" nskod tho court, and tho youth
ful lumberjack smilingly ropliod, "50
conts."
"That's going somo," said Justlco
Witt. "Tho sentence Is suspended pro
vided you got back to Bovlll nnd go
to work again and stay nwuy from the
bright HsIUb."
BOWERY 15 ORDERLY
New York Thoroughfare Not a
Black as Painted.
For One Man Who Would Insult a
Lone Woman, a Hundred Would
Fight for Her Is Port of
Missing Men.
Now York. "Thero is nearly us
much crime committed In Fifth avenue
every day in tho week as thero is In
tho much-abused Bowery," says Fa
ther William J. Rafter, in chargo ol
tho Holy Name mission in the Bowery.
"A lady could start from Cooper
squaro and walk on ono sido of tho
Bowery down to Park row and back
again on tho other sido and thoro
wouldn't bo ono slurring remark
passed regarding her. If any man
dared thero would boa hundred ready
to fight him.
"In the mind of tho averago citizen
tho name 'Bowery' is one of evil re
pute tho recognized habitat of
brazen vice nnd unfettered crimo. He
believes that no ono lives within its
crime-steeped precincts except the
predatory and murderous denizens of
tho underworld. To him it is the
Bowery of fiction.
"How vastly different Is tho poor
old Bowery today. Its character
may bo summed up In three words
'poor but respectable.' Physically
considered, it is ono of tho main
arteries, of tho city's downtown traffic.
Across it at every block tho East sldo
pours Its teeming thousands Into tho
Broadway business district. It is
prnctically the Broadway of tho Eant
sldo. On both sides It is lined with
retail stores of every description. By
night it is lighted by store and street
lamps, and during the day tho side
walks aro crowded with people. Its
peoplo and thero are as many a.
25,000 of them aro mostly honest,
harmless, law-abiding men. Poor?
Yes. Many of them would bo abso
lutely homeless wero It not for the
cheap lodging-houses where for ten or
fifteen cents one may obtain shelter
for the night. It is tho Mecca of the
poor and unfortunate. Wo havo many
collego graduates within our midst,
and most of them come from good
homes.
"Thoro Is scarcely a town or city in
tho country which has not at least ono
representative on this thoroughfare.
Indeed tho Bowery belongs to the
wholo world. Thero Is no better
place to look for a missing man Only
the other day two young girls came
to mo seeking to learn the where
abouts of tholr father, whom they
hadn't seen In years. I expected the
man to call about six o'clock, for It so
happened that ho was one of my spe
cial charges. It was scarcely five,
so thoy wont to a small restaurant
near to havo a bite to cat. Scarcely
wero they seated when tho door
opened and In camo their father with
a shovel over his arm. I had helped
him to save somo money from his
small wages nnd ho now is an inde
pendent, upright man.
"Fow of our men aro drunkards,
though It Is tho common belief that
habitues of tho Bowery spend every
penny thoy get on liquor. Our men
do not drink. On" tho contrary, when
thoy havo a little money thoy pay
back what they owo or save It for a
rainy day."
DOG PHONES IN FIRE ALARM
"Central" Calls Department In Wiscon
sin City and Man's Life
Is Saved.
Oshkosh, Wis. "Number, please."
said central at four o'clock the other
morning. "Woof, woof, woof," wns tho
answer. Then thero came n banging
at tho subscriber's end of tho local
telophono lino. A long-drawn howl,
moro barking, and thon silence. Cen
tral was surprised nt such an early
call, though Fred Potors' colllo has
been taught to bark over tho phone.
The dog's antics worried her, but sho
called through tho phono "Good old
Prince."
Tho dog barked and howled again.
Tho hello girl, convinced thero was
trouble, called tho firo department,
which arrlvod In tlmo to find tho Pe
tors attic In flames, with Peters nenr.
ly unconscious from smoko.
Paroled Boy Repays Theft.
Glenwood Springs, Colo. "Bitten In
tho foot by his own false teeth" Is the
claim ot ICmll Freldhclm, n well-to-do
rancher of Grand Valley. Ho shows
tho soro foot and n dentist's bill to
corroborate his story. Froldholm was
reading In bod when ho sneozod nnd
out flow tho teeUfT Ho hopped out
of bed to rescue them and stopped
on two teeth,
Tho manufactured molars "bit" Into
tho tender iortlou nt uiu foot and lit
dieted a pulnful Injury.
iKK'jtei
The Married life of Helen and Warren
By MABEL HERBERT URNER
Originator of "Their Married Life." Author of "The
Journal of a Neglected Wife," "The Woman Alone," etc.
Warren Orders an Expensive Dinner and Helen Can
Think Onlv of the Check
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"We'll, not order Just yet," Warren
waved asldo tho dinner card. "Ex
pect a gentleman hero in a minute."
"Very well, Bir," tho waiter filled
their glasses, placed the menu beforo
them and hurried off.
"Dinner do Luxe, two dollars," read
Helen, with a gasp of dismay "Two
dollars! Why, that's outrageous! It
was nevor more than a dollar and a
half."
"That is pretty stiff," Warren ad
mitted. ''Well, now they've got tho
crowd coming they've boosted the
price."
"But wo don't have to tako the din
ner, do we?" persisted Helen. "Can t
we order a la carte?"
"Yes, and it'll cost a darn Bight
moro before we're through."
"Not if wo don't order so much, and
it's so hot tonight, dear, we won't
want much." v-
"There's Elliot now!" Warren
waved tho card at- a man In white
flannels standing expectantly In tho
doorway. Ho saw tho signal and
made his way toward them.
"Hope I haven't kept you wnlting,"
as ho greeted Helen. Then In answer
to Warren's query, "Yes, a dry Mar
tini." Helen was unresponsive to Mr. El
Hot's genial efforts to include her In
tho conversation. Sho had como to
dread his semiannual trip to New
York, becauso Warren always took
him out and always paid the bill.
How could he accept such hospital
ity nnd make no effort to return It?
Of course, ho had repeatedly invited
them to St. Louis, but he was safo In
that, for ho knew they would never
come.
"Now, let's get this ordering ovor
first." Warren pushed tho card to
ward Elliot. "What do you feel like
the dinner?"
"Looks protty heavy. I don't know
about you folks, but I' want some
thing light this weather."
Helen greeted this announcement
with enthusiasm.
"I was just telling Warren that
Wo'd all bo much better off if we'd
eat less whllo It's so warm."
"All right, we'll order then." War
ren turned to tho yalter. "Let's see
your a la carte card."
The waiter brought it with evident
reluctance. Apparently in this room
you wero expected to tako the dinner
and not try to economlzo by a la
carte order.
"How about clams?" suggested
Warren.
"I can always eat clams," agtced
Mr. Elliot.
"Cocktail or plain?"
"Plain."
Helen mado a troubled note that
dams here were 35 cents that mado
a dollar and live for tho first course.
Perhaps the dinner would havo been
cheaper after all.
"Soup?" asked Warren., "That
St. Germain ought to bo pretty good
they make It of fresh peas now."
"Oh, It's too warm for soup," In
terrupted Helen, hoping desperately
that Warren was not going to order a
courso dinner at a la carte prices. It
would be twice as much as tho table
d'hote.
"Chicken broth Jellied," suggested
Mr. Elliot, "that's cold."
At this Helen dropped her ej es to
hide their resontment.
"All right three chicken bn ths,"
ordered Warren. Then, reading from
tho fish list: "Bass, Fresh Mac.eiel,
Filet of Solo?"
"Oh, dear, I don't, think It's srfe to
eat fish," broke in Helen, determined
ly. "It ought to be all right at a place
like this," Mr. Elliot assured her "I
had somo sole hero last summer that
was exceptionally fine." '
Countless times ' Helen had h-ard
Warren declare tliat there wa no sole
in America, that It was onlylloui.der,
but now ho tactfully refrained from
this favorite comment and promptly
ordered tho sole.
Now, Elliot, look over thoso entrees.
Anything thero strikes you?"
Helen was wretchedly twisting the
napkin in hor lap: Clams, soup, fish,
nud now an entree and probably a
rouBt! Oh, why hadn't they taken the
dinner? Every moment Increased her
fierce rqsentmont of this man. How
could ho let Warren order so extra', a
gantly? However, ho did suggest that thoy
skip trfb entreo, but for tho roast ho
proposed guinea hen ono of tho high
est priced items on tho menu.
i "How about that, waiter?" asked
Warren. "That guinea hen enough
for threo?"
Helen almost gasped Tho guinea
hen was $2.00 surely ho would net
order nn extra portion! But tM
waiter Bald tho hens wero fair sizcU
and, with tho rest of tho dinne:,
should bo enough for three.
"Well, bring with It somo new po
tatoes and green peas. That'll do
I'll give tho rest of tho order later
Now, let's seo your wlno card."
By this tlmo Helen wns almost In
tears. What would this dinner cost?
"I'll tell you a good summer wlno
spnrkling Chablls," suggested Mr. El
liot, cheerfully. "Do you llko a spar
kling wine, Mrs. Curtis?"
"Why, I know so llttlo about wines,"
answered Helon, fearing that sparkling
Chablls was expensive, nnd wanting to
order Medoc, tho cheapest claret on
tho list. ','I often tell Warren I enjoy
tho red ink at thoso Italian tables
d'hoto ns much as I do champagne "
But this hint for inexpensive claret
passed unnoticed
Evorythlng was exceptionally good
and well served, but Helen, who kept
ttlng to add up On her mind the
amount of the bill, could not onjoy It.
Hie hid iro.ipvd the incnu against
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tho mirrored wall bosido her and Uovt
glancing nt it to verify tho prices.
After the roaBt Warren ordered e
dive salad, thon coffee, cordial and
cigars. It was half-past ton beforo ho
called for the check.
"Hero's something I haven't seen
since I wns in Pnris," remarked Mr.
Elliot abruptly, taking up tho popper
grinder with its unground pods nnd
grinding out ,a fow grains on tho ta
blecloth. "No, you don't often seo those,"
Helen answered stiffly, feeling that
this was merely to mako conversation
while Warren paid the bill.
"Peppor should always be ground
fresh. Now, In India they serve It In
," began Mr. Elliott, but Helen did
not hear tho rest; she was watching
anxiously for tho waiter to bring the
check.
It was well over twelve dollars, but
she had a morbid desire to know tho
exact amount Mr. Elliot was launched
on a long story about India, so that he ft
might seem absorbed whllo Warren '
paid, a subterfuge which sho knew.
Warren was too generous and whole
souled to see through.
Tho waiter was coming now. But,
to Helen's astonishment, ho placed the Aff
tray by Mr. Elliot not by Warren.
Then she saw that it was not the
check but money! Sevcrnl bills and
some silver! What did it mean?
"See here, what's this?" demanded
Warren, with a puzzled frown. ' 4
"Got ahead of you this trip,"" smiled
Mr. Elliot, shoving a dollar bill to
ward tho waiter and pocketing tho
rest. "I'vo dined with you every tlmo
I'vo been In New York, so it was about
my turn."
"But, how In tho devil"
"That was easy. Just slipped the
head waiter a twenty-dollar bill a's l
camo in. Told him to deduct the
check."
"Well, It's one on me, all right."
grinned Warren, "but you'll not put
that over again."
Helen's first sensation had been nn
Immenso relief. Warren did not have
to pay the check It was paid! But,"
then, camo the thought of her ungra
ciousness to Mr. Elliot. Sho had hard
ly been civil he must havo felt her
antagonism throughout tho dinner!
Could he have guessed tho cause and
been secretly exultant?
The color flooded her face as she
fumbled with her fan. Did sho imag"
ine it, or was he looking at her with
a grim satisfaction.
It was a relief when he left them
at the subway.
"Nice fellow," mused Warren, as hey
lit a cigarette. "Ye3, Elliot's a mighty
fine fellow. Corking dinner, too." Then,
suddenly, "What the devil made you
so glum?"
"Why, dear, I wasn't I didn't mean
to be. I'vo had a headache all day
from the heat perhaps that was It."
"Well, when a man gives a dinner
like that, it's up to you to look pleas
ant." "But I didn't know It was his din
nerI thought" Helen stopped In
confusion; sho had not intended to ad
mit that.
"Oh, that's It, is it?" Warren gave
her a keen glance. "You thought the
dinner was on me, and you were bo J
blamed stingy you begrudged every
mouthful!" v
"You know It wasn't that." lied
Helen, miserably. "You don't think
I"
"You're a flno kill-Joy," contempt
uously. "Seo here, this thing's grow
ing on you. By Jove, If you get to
begrudging what wo eat "
But the rest was lost In the roar
of the train as it drew in.
Helen sank into a seat, her eyes
fixed on tho blank walls of tho sub
way. Was she really so small and
mercenary? Was this desiro to save
growing upon hor? If it was, how
could sho combat It?
She thought of the wasted evening. fr
of tho dinner which Bho should have
enjoyed, but which had been for her
only a period of torture.
And yet when Warren was con
stantly complaining of "hard times,"
how could she enjoy a dinner upon
which sho felt ho was squandering
monoy so recklessly?
Perfumes Prevent Nausea.
A Now York physician reports In
tho Medical Record that ho has been
very successful In preventing tho nau
sea so apt to follow an anesthetic by
tho application to tho nostrils of the
patient of a pleasant perfume, prefer
ably oil of bitter orange peel, as soon
ns the ether or chloroform Is discon
tinued. He elevates tho patient's
head a little and turns It to one
side, fastening a llttlo adhesive to tho
tip ot tho noso nnd saturating this
with cologne. Or If tho patient has a
mustache tho perfume may be placed
on that. Ho says the lesult Is not al
ways efficacious In preventing nausea
after tho anesthetic, but in many
cases it Ib.
"Wo all know that smelling salts aro
excellent In overcoming ordinary nau
sea and seasickness, and many peoplo
find them good for rollovlng tho stuffi
ness In the noso caused by a cold In
tho head.
Paw Knows Everything.
Willie Paw, do you know every
thing? Paw Yes, my Bon.
Willie Woll, does tho spur of the
moment cauao time to fly?
Paw Wllllo, you get your lessons.
Cincinnati Enquirer
Those Fastidious People.
The most pitiable thing in life Ib
that fastidious man who tries to oat
uparorlbs with a knlfo and fork.
Macon Telegraph.
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